Six (6) Pre-Columbian pottery and stone effigies, including Colima culture. 1st item: Colima culture buff ware with brown polychrome hollow human effigy pottery figure of a seated male with elongated head and upturned face, his folded arms resting on his knees and shoulder. 1 1/4" hole to back of head. "3" inscribed under old scotch […]
Lot 286: 8 New and Old World Items, incl. Colima Culture
Eight (8) New and Old World items, including Colima culture. 1st item: Colima culture grey ware with red slip female effigy figurine with elongated head, nose plug, ear holes, collar necklace, and bowlegs. 6 1/2" H x 3 3/4" W x 1 1/8" D. 2nd item: Buff ware standing female effigy figurine with long hair, […]
Lot 287: 3 Peruvian Chavin Stirrup Spout Pottery Vessels
Three (3) Peruvian Chavin pottery vessels. 1st item: Stirrup spout vessel with stylized, geometric face designs incised onto two sides of body, flat base. 11 5/8" H x 5 5/8" dia. 2nd item: Stirrup spout vessel with applied swirl designs against a textured ground to body, flat base. 9 7/8" H x 5 1/2" dia. […]
Lot 283: 323 Native American artifacts, incl. Abel Site, FL Net Fragment
Three hundred and twenty-three (323) Native American artifacts, including Abel Site, Florida fish net fragment. 1st item: Abel Site, Florida century plant or yucca charred fish net fragment. Museum accession number and handwritten attribution note, en verso. Housed under glass in an oval metal frame. Fragment – 2 3/4" H x 1 7/8" W. Framed […]
Lot 284: 83 Native American Carved Stone & Flint Artifacts
Eighty-three (83) Pre-Columbian Native American carved stone and flint artifacts including arrowheads, points, scrapers, and other tools. Ranging in size from 1 1/8" L x 7/8" W to 5 7/8" L x 2 3/4" W. Provenance: Collection of Benjamin Dysart, Brentwood, TN. Note: Items picked up by consignor's father and grandfather. According to oral history […]
Lot 280: Quapaw Mississippian Culture Polychrome Jar
Native American Quapaw Mississippian Culture polychrome pottery jar with red and white swirl designs to rounded body, red and white stripes to neck to slightly flared lip, rounded base. Museum accession number to base. 7" H x 7 1/2" dia. 800-1600 AD. Provenance: Consignor inherited from the estate of Dr. Joseph Stickley of Chattanooga, TN […]
Lot 281: 2 Mississippian Culture Pottery Jars
Two (2) Native American Mississippian Culture pottery jars. 1st item: Grey ware pottery jar with incised geometric decorations to bulbous body, conical neck, flared lip, round base. 9" H x 6 1/2" dia. 2nd item: Buff ware with red slip pottery jar having a bulbous body, flared neck, and round base. 7 1/2" H x […]
Lot 282: 15 Native American Stone Artifacts, incl. Discoidals
Fifteen (15) Native American Stone Artifacts, including discoidals, axe heads, game balls. 1st item: Castilian Springs, Sumner County, Tennessee single cup style discoidal carved from light brown granite. Attribution inscription with accession numbers, obverse, old sticker label, reverse. 1 3/4" H x 5 3/8" dia. 2nd-11th items: Ten (10) stone axe heads, including one (1) […]
Lot 277: 4 Native American Pottery Items, incl. Nellie Nampeyo
Four (4) Native American pottery items. 1st item: Native American Hopi polychrome pottery bowl with painted migration design by Nellie Nampeyo Douma (1896-1978). Signed on the base. 2 3/4" H x 5 1/4" dia. 1st half 20th century. 2nd item: Native American, possibly Santo Domingo, handled pottery bowl with painted designs of corn and flowering […]
Lot 278: 4 Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery Items & 1 Navajo Pottery Item
Collection of Southwest Pueblo pottery including a signed Elizabeth Naranjo wedding vase with incised decoration, a signed brownware low bowl with feather design signed "Mary Santa Clara Dae" on the base, Myra Sisneros signed blackware bowl with bear claw design, blackware vase with incised paw design signed "Madeline Tafoya, Santa Clara Pottery" on the base […]